Poor People

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

• Poor

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.

• Bowels

But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

• Character
• Church
• Poor

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

• Treasure

Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

• Unthankful
• Character
• Happiness

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

• Lazarus
• Beggars
• Dog

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; read more And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. show less